Ludovico Einaudi - I Giorni

"I giorni" di Ludovico Einaudi.

Why a hippo? This is the question.

Official answer: "The inspiration for Ludovico Einaudi's I Giorni was a 12th-century folk song from Mali about a hippopotamus who was cherished by the residents of a nearby village but killed by a hunter. 'The song,' writes Einaudi in his succinct liner note, 'is sung as a lament for the death of a king or a great person or for the loss of a loved one.' The result is a tender and introspective set of 14 piano pieces. This work was written after Einaudi heard the kora playing of Toumani Diabate whilst travelling in Mali."

Unofficial answer: "Hippo was a cryptic message, for a person but I did not think that all these people would have seen this video, I didn't think that all these people (in the world!) knew Ludovico Einaudi :D"
... sorry for my English.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Ludovico
• Einaudi
• giorni

[cicciontek]

@Messapico, sei pugliese? mi spieghi quella storia dell'ippopotamo che non ci ho capito tanto?

Grazie.

[messapico]

@cicciontek ciao sì sono pugliese; sul libretto del cd c'era scritto che questa canzone fu composta da ludovico ispirandosi ad una musica del Mali che parlava di un ippopotamo amato in un villaggio che un giorno viene ucciso da un cacciatore. Così mi venne la malsana idea di mettere la foto dell'ippopotamo :D :D (soprattutto quando caricai il video, non avevo idea che ludovico einaudi fosse così conosciuto all'estero!)

[JBestwick1]

Something tells me that hippo has had a tough life...

[letsgobk2da90s]

While he drank his water to recover from the night before, Hippo stopped, as stood there looming at his reflection.... he realized he had become the very mammal he promised his family and himself that he would never become... when the coke was all gone, beer drunk and the scent of girls left his nose it was then that hippo understood............ HE WAS TRULY ALONE ;) lol

[dizziefree]

Wow, just beautiful!

[MarshalMallow]

I don't even know what emotion I feel when I listen to this song. I cannot describe it. But it's a good one

[ManxyBoy1]

One of my favourite pieces :) I made a cover of this, on my channel!

[Cynthiaallenmusic]

Ludovico Einaudi can tell a story with the piano. he can make it sing in many different ways and songs. he knows what sound touches peoples hearts because it has touched his own. the way he rights songs is about the mood he is in and how he feels. in this song he is showing sympathy for the hippo:) Ludovico Einaudi is my HERO!!!!

[fayeberticus]

i love playing this :) beautiful song

[JonnyOneEyes]

@GorillaaGodzilla hey is this thee gorillaagodzilla :) lol

[elliegbxxx]

the most beautiful piece ever written. only a truly talented man can make you cry just with some music

[ExiledOzi]

Einaudi the genius

[preadman83]

Such emotion is this on this is England I know a couple of songs were and they were perfect at capturing the emotions in that film